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as in to revive
to bring back to a former condition or vigor
she hopes to resuscitate the currently defunct charity organization
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as in to resurrect
to bring back to life, practice, or activity
people trying to resuscitate some old theories that the assassination was really an act of conspiracy
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Recent Examples of resuscitate
Our Test Kitchen agrees and uses this trick often to resuscitate sourdough bread.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
Could some young fighter emerge and resuscitate the meaning of those words?
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Payne then allegedly had to be resuscitated again following a near overdose the following month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
Could some young fighter emerge and resuscitate the meaning of those words?
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Payne then allegedly had to be resuscitated again following a near overdose the following month.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for resuscitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resuscitate
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Officers and paramedics rendered aid but the man could not be revived.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Western North-South Connector Study received public opposition and was tabled for a time, but revived after residents of the area began asking for help with traffic congestion.—
Ron Wood,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kitchen 57 has also resurrected its brunch with new cocktails and special menu items, like short rib hash and popovers with homemade berry jam — and of course those necessities, bottomless mimosas and two-for-one Bloody Marys and Micheladas.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Natural oil production decreases, leading to dryness and a weakened skin barrier, so older women benefit from using hydrating cleansers to restore moisture.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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It has been known to enhance life span, improving resilience and restoring vibrancy.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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In the latter scenario, Congress would consider border and defense legislation first and then renew Trump’s 2017 tax cuts later in the year.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Jan. 2025
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One of Real Madrid's top transfer targets will snub the Spanish soccer giant by not joining it on a free transfer this summer and instead renewing terms with his current employers according to MARCA, which cited anonymous sources.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rest of market : But on the non-AI side, the rest of the market is dealing with some soggy action due to the uptick in the 10-year Treasury yield, refreshed concerns about President Donald Trump’s tariff pledges, and general market rotation the opposite way after a good rally on Monday.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Katie Couric took the anchor chair in 2006 with a mandate to refresh the format with more human interest stories and interviews.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Resuscitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resuscitate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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